DEN69A0031

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Sandia Park, NM · December 26, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 26, 1968
Place
Sandia Park, NM · SANDIA PARK, NM
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9200VCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 10, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191931

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4615  68/12/26   SANDIA PARK,N MEX   CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 223
        TIME - 0505                    N9200V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBURQUERQUE,N MEX          HEREFORD,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-10/25/69.

Aircraft

Registration
N9200V
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.